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2008 Race Schedule and Results

Qualified #4 with a 10.85ET @ 125MPH

Did Not make Elims. due to Electrical issues with the car. We'll regroup and get ready for

the next race!

Sunday, May 25, 2008 : BugOut 63 - Old Dominion Speedway - www.bugouts.com

Manassass, VA

1st pass attempt: We were still plagued with the new car blues. Did a burnout and the engine shut down. Needle and seat in the Carb picked up some trash on the first pass attempt. Got it back to the pits (Thanks to Curtis from MD Aircooled Perf.), fixed it and went back up to make a pass.

2nd time in the staging lanes: Successful Burnout - Successful Stage - Successful Launch then "no second gear". Something let go in the trans. No time at this event to attempt to repair. Found out that the shift rail in the trans broke. Will have it repaired and be ready for Radford!

To my sponsors: Please hang in there with us. We are working hard on these issues. The car will be in much better shape when we finally get it straightened out!

June 8th, 2008 - www.unlimitedstreeteast.com in conjunction with www.sevwa.com "Northern Challenge"

MotorMile Speedway

Radford, VA

We are officially the Unlimited Street East Champs! The Bug won with a 6.36ET @ 115mph!

Please go to http://vwracingnews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=271 for more info!

Vid of Finals Posted Below:

http://media.putfile.com/Unilimited-Street-East-Final-Summer-08--Jerry-Lewis-vs-Gene-Cook

June 27 - 28, 2008

www.battleoftheimports.com / www.mirdrag.com

Qualified 2nd position with a 9.76ET @ 145.13mph (Video Link Below)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tl47MrX4_s

Finished Runner Up in Street Tuner class with a 10.06ET @ 141mph (Video Below) - We posted this number with a blown #1 cylinder while on fire!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdMXNTZ6ZGI&feature=related

Enjoy a few pics of us at BOTI courtesy of Tempest Racing:





Saturday August 16, 2008 (Pro Stick Class- info. go to www.prostickracing.com)

One word sums up this event, WOW! I had more fun at this event then I have had in a long time! This was our first time racing with the ProStick racers and it was quite enjoyable. We made the field with a 10.61ET @ 128mph. We went from 46 racers down to 20 and lost in the second round of eliminations with a -069 red light. We purposely dialed back the boost for this event given it was brackets and were suprised at how consistent the car was. We will definately run this venue again! Enjoy a few pics of the car and crew below!

We here at JLR Racing would like to wish my Brother-N-Law Seargent Dan O'Day a quick and safe tour in Iraq. You will be with us in spirit and prayers! Love Ya 'Bro! Come back safe!

The Crew Just hanging out and waiting!

BugOut 64

August 31, 2008 / Old Dominion Speedway (http://www.olddominionspeedway.com/OD_Dragstrip_Main.html)

We fought traction issues all day at BugOut 64. The car would not go straight at all. We lost first round of eliminations and ended up with a best ET of 6.59 @ 106mph.

Sunday Septmber 7, 2008 (For Rules and Details go to www.mirdrag.com/imstar)



September 14th, 2008 at Rockingham Dragway, in Marston North Carolina

Oct 19.........Fast Times at Farmington #10 / Farmington Dragway

Nov 9, Sun, World Cup Finals (Import vs. Domestic)

VW Related Videos and Websites

www.volkstalk.com (Great Site for more VW Racing Vids)

www.acdrm.com (Great News and Info. site for VW action)

www.vwracingnews.com (Another Great Site for VW News and Videos)

JLR Racing videos below!!!!!!

http://media.putfile.com/BugvsGhia (Video Courtesy of VWRacingnews.com)

http://media.putfile.com/Neon-SRT-vs-VW-Turbo-Street-Bug

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5CqKSubcJo (Turbo Bug Vs. Turbo Bug)

http://media.putfile.com/VW-Beetle-Turbo-vs-V8-Chevy-Nova (Original Record Breaking Pass for the "Fastest Street Legal Bug on the East Coast" earlier in 2007)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKUAYP6avjI NOPI World Finals 2007 (First "Fastest Street Legal Bug on the East Coast" Record Pass)

The video above is the first record 9.94 ET (Fastest Street Legal Bug on the East Coast) pass at NOPI World Finals 2007 at MIR Budds Creek, MD. We are the fourth race from the beginning of the video. We lost to Joe Simpson's Honda of Tempest Racing. It was a great run by both Joe and Myself. We just came up short on the run.

http://media.putfile.com/Street-Legal-VW-Beetle-9-second-run ("Fastest Street Legal Bug on the East Coast" Record Back-Up Pass!!!)

http://media.putfile.com/Turbo-Bug-Beating-a-Mustang

We here at JLR Racing would like to extend our congratulations to "Mean" Gene Cook of Cooker's VDubs on his 9.66ET @ 139mph pass. His pass is enough to claim the "Quickest" VW on the East Coast title. We are still clinging to the "Fastest" VW on East Coast title having gone 6 mph faster than his pass in the 1/4 mile, however, his pass was without Nitrous assistance. Great job Gene!

2008 Sponsors

Race Sponsorship:

Check out our sponsored 9 second 1/4 mile 1968 Air-Cooled Turbo/Nitrous Powered VW Beetle! The FASTEST STREET LEGAL BUG ON THE EAST COAST. We are looking for more sponsors for the 2008 season. Please contact our office for more info.! Thanks to the sponsors below for joining us for the 2008 racing season!

www.jerrylewisroofing.com

www.vwparadise.com

Pepsi-Cola of LaPlata, MD (Product Donation Sponsor Only)

www.districtbuilders.com

Media Coverage

Thanks to our sponsors for the opportunity to run and WIN at the 2007 NHRA Sport Compact Nationals Quick 16 Class held at Virginia Motorsports Park in Petersburg, VA! The Bug won with a 10.48ET @ 132.19mph with a .033 Reaction Time! Here is a video of the win aired on ESPN2! http://media.putfile.com/VAFinalsApril07

Listen to our Interview on the Internet Radio Show "Real Racin USA" from July 17,2007.

Our interview is at about the one hour mark. Go to www.realracinusa.com/html/realracinusa.shtml and scroll to the July 17 show.

Enjoy an online Article written about us on RealRacinUsa.com! Link Below:

http://realracinusa.com/racelog/?p=155

Here is one of www.vwracingnews.com professional DVD covers. Go to their website and order one, you will not be disappointed! (Of course, we grace the cover of this one!)

Roxboro Motorsports Park 2008 Flyer (Thanks to Roxboro for sporting our car on the flyer!)

Check us out in Hot VW's Magazine Drag Racing Coverage!

National Dragster Magazine Coverage courtesy of NHRA

JLR Racing started out as a hobby. Jerry started out racing motorcycles back in 1994. He wanted a hobby his whole family would enjoy and when his wife Michelle expressed interest in the VW scene it was time to get rid of the bikes and move on to something else. In 1997 Jerry purchased a 1974 Beetle. Originally it was supposed to be his wife’s car but being a drag racer at heart, curiosity got the best of him. So in 1997 Jerry purchased a Beetle to drag race with. He started out racing local events at the local track then progressed into what we have today. He started as a grass roots hobbyist then manifested into JLR Racing and owning and operating (several cars later!) the “Fastest Street Legal VW on the East Coast“.

Jerry is a family man and together with his wife has a teenage daughter who is also a huge fan of the VW hobby. He has owned and operated his own Roofing business (Jerry Lewis Roofing, Inc.) since 1995 and has progressed from $60K in total annual sales in 1996 to over $1 Million in total annual sales today. He is a hard worker and with the support of his family WILL NOT ever give up. He has great vision and dedication towards anything he sets his mind to. His Race Team is a young, knowledgable group of guys who are very motivated.

2007 Race Season Accomplishments

  Winner April 21-22, 2007 NHRA Sport Compact Nationals at        Virginia Motorsports Park.


  2^nd in Season points total in NHRA Sport Compact Series - Quick 16       Class
          Website - www.nhrasportcompact.com

  First Ever AirCooled VW to be allowed to race in NOPI “Turbo     Street” Class. Will Run Full Race season in 2008
          Website - www.ndra.nopi.com

  Runner Up - VW Unlimited Street Radford, VA
      (Posted Fastest ET of the Day )
      Website - www.unlimitedstreeteast.com

  Claimed the Record for the “Fastest Street Legal AirCooled VW on         the East Coast”
          Website - www.realracinusa.com